Faith, like a jackal, feeds among the tombs, and even from these dead …

Herman Melville
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Faith, like a jackal, feeds among the tombs, and even from these dead doubts she gathers her most vital hope. ✨ 1851 Moby Dick, ch.7.
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Faith, like a jackal, feeds among the tombs, and even from these dead doubts she gathers her most vital hope. ✨ 1851 Moby Dick, ch.7.

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